Question

If a certain shade of blue has a frequency of 7.33 x 10^14Hz what is the energy of exactly one photon of this light. Is this as simple as multiplying the frequency by Planck's constant?

Answer 1

In calculating the energy of a photon of light, we need the relationship for energy and the frequency which is expressed as:

E=hv

where h is the Planck's constant (6.626 x 10-34 J s)and v is the frequency.
E = 6.626 x 10-34 J s (7.33 x 10^14 /s) = 4.857 x 10^-19 J